The Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC) has called on the public and critical stakeholders in the book industry for submission of textbooks for assessment, reassessment, and ranking.
This was announced in a statement signed by the Executive Secretary of NERDC, Prof. Salisu Shehu on Thursday.
The statement reads in part: “Critical stakeholders, including publishers, authors, printers, distributors, and individuals in the book sector, are urged to take serious note of the guidelines and comply with the instructions and new requirements set out in the Book Quality Guidelines and Submission Procedure available on www.nerdc.gov.ng”.
According to the agency, “assessment and ranking of books and other resources for the 2026 circle shall be in three phases – Phase 1 (Pry 1, Pry 4, JSS 1 & SS1), Phase 2 (Pry 2, Pry 5, JSS 2 & SS2), and Phase 3 (Pry 3, Pry 6, JSS 3 & SS3).
“All textbooks, including those previously assessed for the target class levels mentioned above, are to be submitted for assessment or re-assessment. This is necessary given the new policy directions, which have introduced ranking in the book assessment and approval process.
“All textbooks that are to undergo the ranking process shall be assessed first based on the improved assessment process, standards, and newly approved benchmarks”.
The statement also said submission of textbooks and other resources for phase 1 (covering textbooks and other resources for Primary 1, Primary 4,, JS 1 and SS 1 in line with the new curriculum implementation process) commences from June 8, 2026, and ends on June 19, 2026.
